I have always been an IBM Thinkpad fan, and I did not miss a beat in getting Lenovo Thinkpads. I have seven year old Thinkpads that are still giving service, although they are heavy, the batteries have long since given up holding a charge for very long, and they are clearly out of date when it comes to ports, HD size. But they are functional.
I have not detected a difference with my Lenovos. Only time will tell, but right now I see them as being built to the same standard. I like the business-like design they have stuck to. I like that they do not have a DVD drive in some of their ultra-portable models. I like the track stick. I didn't read the Consumer Reports article that put the X300 down near the bottom, but that organization often has a chip on its shoulder when it comes to something that is premium priced. Believe me, the X300 is a great laptop, although I will be replacing it with an X301 as soon as I can. Improvements? Sure - for example the LCD screen is not as good as Sony's premium screens. Ask me in about five years about durability. No, I do not work for Lenovo and we do have some Toshiba and Dell laptops in our company as well.
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